Who's in the A-List cast for the second film in the Star Wars Anthology films after Rogue One

By Jon Hornbuckle

23rd May 2018, 12:00 pm

Updated: 23rd May 2018, 12:08 pm

HAN Solo, originally played by Harrison Ford, is an iconic character in movie history.

An origins movie is set to reveal his early story and how he ended up crossing paths with Luke, Leia and the rest of the Star Wars universe. Let's get the lowdown on the all-star cast for this sci-fi epic...

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Donald Glover

Donald Glover, 34, will star as a young Lando Calrissian, who, as Star Wars fans know, used to own the Millennium Falcon. Han later becomes the captain of the spaceship after he won her from Lando in a card game.

Donald's star continues to rise as he follows up his Golden Globes wins for Best Television Series and Best Actor in a TV series Musical or Comedy for the comedy-drama series Atlanta in January 2017, with two Grammy Awards for his smash-hit Redbone in January 2018.

Woody Harrelson

Woody Harrelson will play one of Han’s mentors, but unfortunately, the only concrete detail is that his name is Beckett and is both a mentor to Han and some sort of criminal.

Woody, 56, said, “I don't think I should say much more than that because the Force is not allowing me."

Emilia Clarke

Describing her character, Clarke said "She has a couple of guises, but essentially she is just fighting to stay alive. If you've got a really glamorous lady in a really sordid environment, you kind of know the glamor is hiding a few rough roads."

With regard to her character's relationship with Solo, Clarke offered that "They grew up as comrades, essentially. They grew up as pals, as partners in crime. There is obviously the romantic side of things. But they grew up together. So they were kids together."

Paul Bettany

Avengers star Paul Bettany plays Dryden Vos, a crime lord.

Actor Michael K. Williams had originally been cast, but he was cut from the final film after being unable to return to set during the film's re-shoots.

After Paul was cast, the character was re-worked from a motion-capture alien to a human.

Warwick Davis

The 48-year-old is making a triumphant return to the franchise after it was confirmed he would be playing an undisclosed role.

Warwick's first acting job was as the fan-favourite Ewok Wicket in Return of the Jedi and he has since made appearances in The Phantom Menace, The Force Awakens, and Rogue One.

Who else is in the Solo cast?

Phoebe Waller-Bridge as L3-37, Lando's droid companion.

Joonas Suotamo as Chewbacca, Han's Wookiee sidekick and best mate

Jon Favreau will also provide the voice for "a very cool and important alien character" according to director Ron Howard

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